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Slauson Malone 1 (the artist formerly known as Slauson Malone) has announced a new album titled EXCELSIOR, his Warp Records debut. The project is scheduled for an October 6 release, and its second single is out today.

Every Friday, The FADER's writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week. Today, read our thoughts on Spirit of the Beehive's i'm so lucky EP, Jeff Rosenstock's HELLMODE, midwxst's E3, and more.

The experimental music community mourns its losses intensely. Just this past weekend, an army of deep listeners rushed to pay tribute to one of their own — Stars of the Lid co-founder Brian McBride, who died on Sunday, August 27 at the age of 53.

Tirzah’s next project is fast approaching. The elusive English electronic artist who covered The FADER in 2021 posted the news on Instagram this afternoon (August 29) along with a string of October tour dates.

Every Friday, The FADER's writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week.

Jane Remover has released her first offering for the year, “Lips,” the lead single of her newly announced sophomore album, Census Designated. The ten-track project is scheduled to arrive on October 20 via deadAir.

In 2021, Kristin Hayter released Sinner Get Ready, the third and final album from the California-based artist as Lingua Ignota. It was a brilliant capstone for a catalog unlike any other, a gothic hymnary bound in skin and bone and bursting with hard-won revelation.

Every Friday, The FADER's writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week. Today, read our thoughts on Mick Jenkins's The Patience, Fiddlehead's Death Is Nothing To Us, Addison Rae's AR and more.

Netflix has announced that Brian Eno‘s soundtrack for the series Top Boy will be released in various formats next month.‘Top Boy (Score From the Original Series)’ will be released on vinyl, CD, and digital formats, coinciding with the final season of the series. This marks the first time that any of Eno’s music from the series, aside from two tracks included on Eno’s album, ‘Film Music 1976 – 2020’, will be available to the public.The first track to be released from the soundtrack is ‘Cutting Room 1’ which was a completely unheard track. The song is one of two on the LP that Eno selected for inclusion though they do not appear in the series.

The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. Jasper Marsalis (a.k.a.

If art is creativity plus proficiency plus chance, Fievel Is Glauque are exemplars of its purist form. During their trans-Atlantic “writing trips,” generally held when multi-instrumentalist Zach Phillips and singer Ma Clement visit each other in Brooklyn and Brussels, respectively, they take a spontaneous yet controlled approach, starting and finishing a song each day, with Phillips constructing intricate arrangements to Clement’s angular melodies, one bar at a time.

The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. It’s hard to think about the harp without summoning Renaissance imagery of cherubs plucking golden strings, their celestial reverberations echoing down from on high.

My interview with osquinn three years ago came as SoundCloud had become ground zero for groups of intensely creative teenagers whose restlessness — COVID-era uncertainty along with your average adolescent angst — begat new genres of music. Most of these categories are four-letter words now, and you’re unlikely to find many exciting musicians willingly embracing the labels of “hyperpop” and “digicore” thanks to internecine conflicts and homogeneity stoked by major label deals.

Animal Collective have detailed a new album titled Isn’t It Now?, coming September 29 via Domino. The record’s 22-minute centerpiece, “Defeat” — a staple of the band’s recent live sets — officially dropped last month.

Jenny Hval has been on an incredible run these past few years: In 2021, Lost Girls — her duo with her husband and creative partner, avant-guitarist Håvard Volden — released their expansive, experimental debut LP, Menneskekollektivet, The FADER’s 35th favorite album of the year. Last year, as a solo artist, she guested on The FADER Interview and released Classic Objects — an unprecedentedly poppy entry into her catalog, and our 15th favorite record of 2022.

yeule has announced a new album. softscars is out September 22 (via Ninja Tune). Below, watch videos for two tracks, "dazies" and "fish in the pool." "dazies" will appear on the album while b-side "fish in the pool" is a cover of an instrumental track featured in 2004 Japanese movie Hana and Alice.

Jlin has released music for the first time in 2023. As a part of the announcement of her new album, Perspective, she's released the project's lead single, "Fourth Perspective." Recognized for her involvement in the Chicago footwork scene, the Gary, Indiana resident is proving to carve out her own path in electronic club music.

The notoriously slippery, happily reclusive artist quinn opened up her world last summer in the lead-up to her sophomore album, quinn, begrudgingly submitting to the conventions of the press cycle. This move from the shadows of internet cult fandom into the harsh light of day yielded valuable insight into the 18-year-old DMV native’s background and process (look no further than her FADER Interview with Jordan Darville for some deep-cut gems).

When I call Melissa Auf der Maur on the eve of 24-HOUR DRONE, her only child is preparing for battle. “I’m delivering my daughter to be part of a reenactment of the Greek Olympic Games,” she explains. “I’m watching hundreds of children in grade five with white tunics congregate on a field, waiting for the opening torch ceremony.” The next day, she’ll witness the start of a ritual performance of her own design.

In a surprise appearance, Arca was the opening act for Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour stop last night (June 8). The Venezuelan electronic producer played a DJ set at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, dancing behind the turntables while clad in a metallic Mugler bodysuit.

Trying to keep up with this week’s new music? Every Friday, we collect new albums available on streaming services on one page.

Brian Eno has announced a European tour for this autumn, marking his first solo tour in his five-decade career.The ‘Ships’ tour will commence on October 21 in Venice, Italy. Built around his 2016 album, ‘The Ship’, the live shows will feature both new and old compositions from his catalog. The Baltic Sea Philharmonic with conductor Kristjan Järvi, actor Peter Serafinowicz, and Eno’s longtime collaborators Leo Abrahams and Peter Chilvers will all back the musician on the tour.“The album ‘The Ship’ is an unusual piece in that it uses voice but doesn’t particularly rely on the song form.

Trying to keep up with this week’s new music? Every Friday, we collect new albums available on streaming services on one page.

Trying to keep up with this week’s new music? Every Friday, we collect new albums available on streaming services on one page.

Trying to keep up with this week’s new music? Every Friday, we collect new albums available on streaming services on one page.

Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan are this week’s guests on The FADER Interview podcast. Last month, they joined Raphael Helfand for a wide-ranging discussion of Silver Haze, their debut studio LP as SQÜRL, nine years in the making.

Westerman has shared "A Lens Turning," the final single to be shared from his forthcoming album An Inbuilt Fault, which will be released on Friday May 5. "A Lens Turning" finds the songwriter asking the question "How do I grow?" over a shuffling beat lit up by warm synth chords.

Summer 2023 will close out with the beginnings of a North American tour from British six-piece Black Country, New Road. The experimental rock band will play the United States and Canada starting August 25 in Vancouver and running for 17 additional dates, with the tour’s end at the Knockdown Center in Queens, New York.

Los Angeles experimental ensemble Wild Up have announced their third record comprising works written by the late, legendary, composer, musician, vocalist, and performance artist Julius Eastman. Julius Eastman Vol.

Britsh electronic music duo Ivy Lab have just released their first single of the year, “Profit.” The track is out on their own label, Twenty Twenty London. Known for their penchant to dabble in every genre — their catalog ranges from hip-hop beats to drum & bass — the venerated experimenters have also solidified themselves as revered tastemakers both through their imprint and live sets.